Stanford car hire

Car hire companies onsite at San Francisco airport include Europcar, Avis, Hertz, Dollar, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Thrifty and Fox.

Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from San Francisco airport to off-airport locations include Europcar, Avis, Hertz, Dollar, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Thrifty and Fox.

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A Medium car hire in Stanford costs R647 per day, on average.

A Large car hire in Stanford costs R810 per day, on average.

A Small car hire in Stanford costs R555 per day, on average.

For those driving car rentals in Stanford, the type of vehicle you choose will very much depend on why you are there. If you are there for business, you may want to rent a luxury sedan to arrive at your appointments in style. If you are visiting friends, you might want a larger car, such as an SUV, to make driving with large groups of people easy. If you will be visiting Stanford on a Stanford University event weekend, you may want to rent as small a car as possible, such as a compact or an economy car, to make negotiating traffic and snagging parking easier.

In Stanford on the campus of Stanford University, the speed limit is 20 mph in Escondido Village. The speed limit is 10 mph in any parking lot, parking structure, or Pedestrian Zone. At Serra Mall and The Oval, the speed limit is 15 mph. All other streets on campus grounds have a speed limit of 25 mph. The speed limit of Interstate 280, which skirts Stanford, is 70 mph.

In the city of Stanford on the Stanford campus, parking meters are in effect Monday through Friday from 8 am until 4 pm., except for holidays observed by Stanford University. Permit parking in Visitor Pay Lots, Green Zones, Time Limit Zones, and areas with resident permits is in effect Monday through Friday from 6 am to 4 pm. A visitor permit costs around $4.50 an hour. Parking is free on campus after 4 pm and on weekends, and after 6 pm at The Oval. A parking meter in Stanford costs around $1.50 an hour.